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She's old enough to be his mom,
She's too ugly to be his date
She's probably a blind beggar he is assisting walk through a busy hall.

But if with his fame and his exposure, he actually settled for such a horrendous creature, it is an unforgivable pity.

What the hell Do you think at all?? You actually just said all that to a human who hasn't done anything to offend you?

Worst trick ever.. Magic of Rahat on YouTube can do way beta than this.. Bull!

Why do you all keep mentioning Pana when you the song was released last year and it was on this list of last year ranking.. Calm down Mr(s)/Mrs(s) Pana

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We know you guys have been expecting T.I.N Magazine's year end rankings, sorry we are starting too late.
This time, we are here to show you the biggest Nigerian songs of year 2017 and do trust us it took us sometime to get all the stats and arrange accordingly.
Criteria Used: Digital stats which includes; YouTube views, Web Downloads, Streams.
And we used how much the songs were relate-able to the average Nigerians, Radio airplays and street popularity.



TOP 20 BEST AND BIGGEST SONGS IN NIGERIA 2017

20. SOFA - KISS DANIEL

19. NOBODY UGLY - PSQAURE

18. YAWA - TEKNO

17. JEJE - REEKADO BANKS

16. FAKE LOVE - LIL KESH

15. MARADONA - NINIOLA

14. JOROMI - SIMI

13. ISKABA - WANDE COAL ft DJ TUNZE

12. YEBA - KISS DANIEL

11. LOVE YOU DIE - PATORANKING


THE TOP TEN BELOW===============>>>>>>>

11. RARA - TEKNO
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So this song was dropped late last year entered this year and it became a hit.. Song's the most deep, conscious and groovy tune of this year. with about 10 million views on YouTube and million of streams online Tekno's RARA has earned itself the spot on the top 11.


10. PENALTY - SMALL DOCTOR

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Yes...! penalty penalty penalty. We know some of you may want this song to be higher on this list but sorry, this the position we put small doctor's penalty following stats. With over a million youtube views and quite a lot of downloads and a lot street popularity and massive airplay small doctor earned himself a spot on the top10 list.

9. ALL OVER - TIWA SAVAGE
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Tiwa came with this earlier this year and it was something different it got every music lovers thumbs up. All over is probably the biggest song from a female Nigerian artist this year. With over 10million views on YouTube and million of streams on spotify trust me, it deserves the spot.

8. MAMA - MAYORKUN

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This is obviously DMW act Mayorkun biggest song so far. With a lot of love on social media and lots of airplays, this song earned itself a great spot on the top 10 list. Mayorkun MAMA has over 5million views on YouTube at the moment which keeps growing


7. LEG OVER - MR. EAZI
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Song dropped late 2016 and became an instant hit on social media before it expanded to radio. With over 24 milllion views on youtube it is obvious this is one of Mr Eeazi's biggest songs ever. Leg over is one of the most streamed Nigerian songs digitally this year. Leg over may not be too popular on the streets but it sure is popular internationally.


6. JUICE - YCEE ft MALEEK BERRY
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This song is arguably the song with most unique and crazy beats of 2017. Juice was a huge success with over 10 million views in a couple months after release. Juice is Ycee's biggest song so far with millions of streams on spotify and heavy digital downloads.


5. COME CLOSER - WIZKID ft DRAKE
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Well, we all know this is obviously the starboy's most popular song this year. In recent news the song just got over 200k digital sales in the u.k which silver. The song is the most sold out song by a Nigerian this year. Come closer went big outside Nigeria its still even growing big internationally. The song also big locally here in Nigeria but not as popular as once topping this list.


4. FALL - DAVIDO

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Fall was the second single released this year by Davido. A song which its slang "Fall on you" has gone viral on the streets ever since its release. Fall currently has over 33 million views on youtube which is quite a big deal because it garnered all that just in a couple months. Fall has quite the digital download numbers its crazy.

3. MAD OVER YOU - RUNTOWN

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Everyone was mad over this song for its uniqueness after being released late 2016. Many were certain no other song could beat the song with popularity but well, the song has got the 3rd position on our list which isn't bad. Mad Over You is pretty much the most covered Nigerian song of 2017, the song also pretty much launched the "pon pon" sound which is like Nigeria's biggest sub-genre of the moment. Mad Over has over 50 million views just in 12 months, that is obviously no easy feat. The download counts are soaring too high too,

2. WO - OLAMIDE
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Song dropped middle year and it became a street anthem within 24 hours. Olamide's Wo was what everyone was waiting for when the "pon pon" sound reigning. Wo is the song you must hear played at any club or wedding or any party of sorts any day. With about 10million on youtube views after a couples months everyone can tell the song is no joke, not forgetting its digital streams and downloads are high as they can get. Wo became too much of anthem when it started getting played in churches and getting covered by many artist.


1. IF - DAVIDO
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We all can agree this song is the biggest this year. Davido dropped the single produced by Tekno in February and it became an instant hit, at the time of writing the song currently has 50million views on youtube which is a big deal for a song to garner that much views in a year here in Nigeria. Not to mention heavy audio streams and downloads on digital platforms. The song obviously is one of the biggest on the streets too with "30 billion" mantra that came with it every Nigerian even those who don't like pop music know of the song. The same song later went to inspire Davido's 2017 tour the 30 billion dollar tour which is the most successful tour by an African artists this year.
We here by annouce Davido's If as song of the year.


NOTE: [ This is ranking is basically for year 2017 and 2017 alone.]

T.I.N Magazine will be releasing the list of the highest paid artists in Nigeria this year very soon, keep checking back...

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Threebear:
I've met Jude and he is a terrible person.
So arrogant and conceited, Peter is the best one among the three.

Yeah. . Peter. That kinda seem obvious

Seun:
The envelope is used to encourage people to give higher amounts. Putting 20 naira in an envelope just doesn't feel right. It demands more.

The dancing-to-the-front-of-the-pastor culture, which is a different thing, is meant to prevent people from skipping any of the offerings.

Using clever tricks to raise more money for the church is justified in the minds of the people involved because the money is "for God".

LOL. You can't generalize for all pastors though. I Mean some pastors intentions may not be your plot twist.
But I can agree most pastors fall under your theory

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Before you chose your choice of institution, it is better to know how much they are paying as fee.
You might apply for admission into any University and finds out that the tuition fee is above what you bargain for. Because of that, we have list all the Nigerian Universities and their school fees for 2017.

1. Ahmadu Bello University (ABU)
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) is a federal government research university located in Zaria, Kaduna State. ABU was founded on October 4, 1962, as the University of Northern Nigeria. The university operates two campuses: Samaru (main) and Kongo in Zaria. There is also pre-degree School located in Funtua few kilometres away from main campus owned by the university.
The Samaru campus houses the administrative offices, faculties of; sciences, social-sciences, arts and languages, education, environmental design, engineering, medical sciences. agricultural sciences and research facilities. The Kongo campus hosts the faculties of Law and Administration.
The Faculty of Administration consists of Accounting, Business Administration, Local Government and Development Studies and Public Administration Departments. Additionally, the university is responsible for a variety of other institutions and programs at other locations.
School Fees Range: ₦ 27,000

2. University of Ibadan (UI)
The University of Ibadan (UI) is the oldest and one of the most prestigious Nigerian universities, and is located five miles (8 kilometres) from the centre of the major city of Ibadan in Western Nigeria. Besides the College of Medicine, there are now eleven other faculties: Arts , Science, Agriculture and Forestry, Social Sciences, Education, Veterinary Medicine, Technology, Law, Pharmacy, Public Health, and Dentistry. The University has residential and sports facilities for staff and students on campus, as well as separate botanical and zoological gardens.
School Fees Range: ₦ 30,000

3. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB)
The Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Ogun State, or FUNAAB, (FUNAAB) was established on 1 January 1988 by the Federal Government when four universities of technology, earlier merged in 1984, were demerged. This led to the creation of the first two universities of agriculture in Abeokuta and Makurdi.
The university is one of the three universities of agriculture in Nigeria, the other being in Makurdi (Benue State) and Umudike (Abia State). The university started at its mini-campus in Isale-Igbein in the heart of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State.
In December 1997 it moverd to its permanent site on a 10,000-hectare campus which is located next to the Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority on the Abeokuta-Ibadan road in the North Eastern end of the city, 15 km from Abeokuta City Centre.
School Fees Range: ₦ 32,000

4. Bayero University, Kano (BUK)
Bayero University Kano (BUK) is a university situated in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It was founded in 1977, when it was renamed from Bayero University College and upgraded from university college to university. It has Faculties of Agriculture, Arts and Islamic Studies, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Science, Earth and Environmental Studies, Pharmacy, Social, Management Science and the recent Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology.
Research Centers include: Center for Dryland Agriculture, Center for Biotechnology Research, Center for Renewable Energy and Center for the Study of Nigerian Languages among others.
School Fees Range: ₦ 33,000

5. University of Calabar (UNICAL)
The University of Calabar – also known as UNICAL – is a university situated in Calabar, Cross River State, southeastern Nigeria. It is one of Nigeria’s second generation federal universities.
The University of Calabar was a campus of the University of Nigeria until 1975. The architecture was designed by John Elliott. It was established by decree to fulfill this traditional mandate, its motto “Knowledge for Service”.
The male students are known as Malabites, while the female students are Malabresses. The male hostel is called Malabo. This was a result of challenges faced by the students at a time which coincided with the suffering experienced in Malabo by Nigerian deportees from Equatorial Guinea (whose capital is Malabo) at the time.
School Fees Range: ₦ 35,000

6. University of Abuja, Gwagwalada (UNIABUJA)
The University of Abuja in the Nigerian capital Abuja was established on January 1, 1988 (under Decree No. 110 of 1992 as amended) as a dual-mode university with the mandate to run conventional and distance learning programmes.
The Law Faculty being the pride of the University of Abuja, is known for having one of the most Organised Student Representative Councils (LAWSAN) in the Country.
The university has its mini campus in Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria and a permanent site covering about 11,824 hectares located along the Kaduna – Lokoja – Abuja Road. The Permanent site is home to the Faculties of Arts, Science, Management Science Veterinary medicine, Agriculture and Engineering with the College of medicine and contains the university senate and other administrative building. The mini campus is still the temporary location to the Faculties of education social science, and law.
School Fees Range: ₦ 36,000

9. Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina (FUDMA)
Federal University Dutsin-Ma built by the administration of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was founded in February 2011 and is located in Katsina state.
The school has eight faculties which include: Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Faculty of Management Sciences, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and School of General and Preliminary Studies.
School Fees Range: ₦ 43,000

10. University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT)
The University of Port-Harcourt is a university in the Nigerian city of Port Harcourt. It was established in 1975 as University College, Port Harcourt, and was given university status in 1977.
UNIPORT has ten faculties which include Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Management Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Applied Science, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Agriculture.
School Fees Range: ₦ 45,000

11. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU)
The Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, originally the Federal University of Agriculture, is a federal university in Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria established as a specialized University by a Federal Government of Nigeria Decree No 48 of November 1992.
The institution is located in the Agricultural Training and Research city of Umudike, about 10 kilometers from Umuahia (capital of Abia State). The major link road to the University is the Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Federal Road, a direct route to the State capitals of Abia Akwa-Ibom and Cross River States.
The first set of students were admitted into the institution during the 1993/94 academic year with a student population of 82. The nickname “Umudykes” or “U’dykers” refers to students, alumni, and sports teams of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture.
School Fees Range: ₦ 46,000

12. University of Benin (UNIBEN)
The Great University of Benin – also known as UNIBEN – is one of Nigeria’s first generation federal universities. The University of Benin was founded in 1970. It started as an Institute of Technology and was accorded the status of a full-fledged University by National Universities Commission (NUC) on 1 July 1971.
Following NUC’s directives, the university experimented with the Collegiate System in 1991/92 and 1992/93. However, in the light of new developments, the university reverted to the Faculty System in January 1994. Presently, the university essentially operates the Faculty System except for the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Basic Medical Sciences, and Institute of Child Health, which reverted to the Collegiate System in August 1999, with a Provost as its administrative head.
The faculties include Agriculture, Arts, Education, Engineering, Law, Life Sciences, Management Sciences, Pharmacy, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, Environmental Science and Center For Entrepreneurship Study.
School Fees Range: ₦ 47,000

13. Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO)
Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) is a Federal Government established post-secondary educational institution located in Owerri, Nigeria.
FUTO specializes in technological education. The University is a designated Centre of Excellence in Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering and has a core competence in the development of vaccines and drugs.
FUTO has nine schools which include School of Agriculture and Agriculture Technology, School of Engineering and Engineering Technology, School of Entrepreneurship and Management Technology, School of Environmental Technology, School of Life Sciences, School of Physical Sciences, School of Information and Communication Technology, School of Technology Education and School of Post Graduate Studies.
School Fees Range: ₦ 48,000

14. Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA)
The Federal University of Technology Akure (informally known as FUTA) was founded in 1981 under a drive by the government of Nigeria to create universities that specialised in producing graduates with practical as well as theoretical knowledge of technologies. It is located in Akure.
Federal University of Technology Akure has been ranked the 8th best university and 1st University Of Technology in Nigeria by webometrics as at 2015.
FUTA has seven schools which include School of Science, School of Earth and Mineral Sciences, School of Environmental Technology, School of Engineering and Engineering Technology, School of Agricultural and Agricultural Technology, School of Management Technology and School of Postgraduate Studies.
School Fees Range: ₦ 49,000

15. Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMINNA)
Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMINNA) is a Federal Government established post-secondary educational institution located in Minna, Nigeria.
FUTMINNA specializes in technological education. The University is a designated Centre of Excellence in Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering and has a core competence in the development of vaccines and drugs.
FUTMINNA was founded in 1983, and the first Vice-Chancellor was Professor J.O. Ndagi who served from 1983 to 1990. In the beginning, the University took over the facilities of the former Government Teachers’ College Bosso, for use on a permanent basis.
This site now serves as the Bosso Campus of the University. The main campus gidan kwano which is sited on a 10,650 hectares of land is located along the Minna – Kataeregi – Bida Road.
School Fees Range: ₦ 50,000

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There are several polytechnics in Nigeria, both private and public, which offers quality education to the ever increasing youth population of our dear country that is why we have decided to write about the top 10 best polytechnics in Nigeria. Do read along.
In Nigeria today, polytechnics are being sought after these days due to the fact that students have come to understand that quality education can be gotten there as opposed to the earlier notion that universities are a do or not die.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) interestingly receives millions of applications each year for admission into polytechnics these days because no youth wants to sit at home while their colleagues are gaining admission into schools and making academic progress in the process.
There are quite a number of good polytechnics in Nigeria. At least each State in Nigeria has one Polytechnic to its name. If you’re having a hard time deciding on which Polytechnic to apply to and you’re looking for top polytechnics in the country, then, this post should come in handy. In the following paragraphs, we have given a detailed list of best polytechnics in Nigeria in 2017.


1. Auchi Polytechnic
This citadel of learning is situated in Edo state, Nigeria. Auchi polytechnic has produced many top Nigerian scientists, and the school has is a winner of several national competitions. Auchi Poly won the Polytechnic Expo in 2008, and in 2012 it came first in the best designs and fabrications. It was also awarded at the Minna exhibition for its crafts and woodworks.
The polytechnic was established in 1963 by the Edo State Government and in 1994, it was taken over by the Federal Government of Nigeria. Auchi Poly is regarded as the best polytechnic in Nigeria. It has seven schools which houses several departments.

2. Yaba College of Technology
Yaba College of Technology is situated in Yaba, Lagos State. It is popularly known as YABATECH and it was established in 1947.
YABATECH is a special school. Apart from National Diplomas (ND) and Higher National Diplomas (HND), it offers B.Sc (Ed) courses in Technical and Vocational Education and Post Graduates Diploma in Engineering. The two programmes are run in conjunction with the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and the Federal University of Technology, Akure. You can also opt for a part-time study if you won’t be chanced to be a full-time student.
The majority of YABATECH lecturers are leading professors in different fields. Students go through the required training and graduate as well-rounded individuals armed with the necessary skills to make a it in their chosen fields.

3. Federal Polytechnic, Nekede
The Federal Polytechnic, Nekede is located in Nekede town, close to Ihiagwa, Imo state. It was established in 1978 as a College of Technology before it became a Federal Polytechnic in 1993. The school is touted to have outstanding lecturers who mould young individuals into bright personalities.
The polytechnic consists of a School of Engineering Technology, School of Environmental design and Technology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Industrial and Applied Sciences, and School of Business Management Technology
The school places a great premium on innovative research and hands-on techniques. It offers National Diploma and Higher National Diploma courses at undergraduate levels.

4. The Polytechnic, Ibadan
The Polytechnic, Ibadan is also known as POLYIBADAN. The main campus of this school is located just beside the University of Ibadan, UI. Both tertiary institutions actually share a common gate. POLYIBADAN had four other satellite campuses and they now stand on their own, having evolved into standalone polytechnics.
The polytechnic was originally created in 1970 as a successor to the Technical College, Ibadan. Since 1975 it has been operating on a faculty system.

5. Lagos State Polytechnic
Lagos State Polytechnic is also known as LASPOTECH. It is owned by the Lagos State Government and it is situated in Ikeja, the Lagos State Capital. LASPOTECH has several schools to study at and they include Agriculture, Engineering, Management and Business Studies, Pure and Applied Sciences, etc.

6. Osun State Polytechnic
The Osun state polytechnic was second to Auchi polytechnic in the past but has lost that position now. Nevertheless, it is still rated high amongst others.
The institution is located in Iree, and was formerly a satellite campus of the polytechnic, Ibadan. It became an autonomous institution on the 12th of October 1992. It also has a daily part time program which it runs at its Koko campus.
The polytechnic has seven faculties which contains several departments from which one can choose a desired course of study- Information and Communication, Engineering, Financial Studies, Environmental Studies, Management Studies, Basic Sciences, and Sciences.

7. Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro
This polytechnic has modern infrastructures which support students’ academic progress. It also has a modern library and a students’ office where students can find answers to questions regarding their academic lives. It is situated in Ilaro, Ogun State.

8. Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo
The Imo state polytechnic was established in 1978 as Michael Okpara College of Agriculture. However, in 2007, it was elevated to the status of Polytechnic. It is located in Umuagwo, Ohaji/Egbema LGA, Imo State.
The polytechnic provides courses, training and research in all branches of Agriculture, Management Sciences, Engineering and Food Sciences. It is also certified to award National Diploma and Higher National Diploma certificates to its graduates.
It has a flexible academic schedule and students who can’t study full-time can opt to go to classes during the weekends.

9. Federal Polytechnic, Oko
The federal polytechnic Oko has a rich academic atmosphere which is exciting and exhilarating at the same time. It was approved by the Anambra State Government as a College of Arts and Science in 1979 and was upgraded to a College of Arts, Science and Technology in June, 1980. It got approved as a federal polytechnic in 1993.
The polytechnic has a main campus at Oko and there are two other campuses at Ufuma and Atani. The school has a vibrant social life too. There are 8 schools from which to choose a course of study from.

10. Kaduna Polytechnic
Also known as KADPOLY, this Polytechnic is located in Tudun Wanda LGA, Kaduna state. It was established in 1956. There are 5 colleges from which to choose a course of study. This includes the College of Business & Management Studies (CBMS), College of Environmental Studies (CES), College of Engineering (COE), College of Science and Technology (CST), and the College of Administrative Studies and Social Sciences (CASSS). It offers ND and HND undergraduate programs.

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themonk:
I'm an agnostic freethinker but most fellow free thinkers irritate me with monikers like yours, if I was a Christian, monikers like "antigod" and "Jesus419" would make me a stronger Christian because the more you guys put so much effort in ridiculing my religion the more I will believe it to be true.

Some posts opened by fellow freethinkers on nairaland show so much hate about someone they don't believe in or a religion they think is false. This if I was a Christian will raise a suspicion that there might be a conspiracy to make my religion look bad. I must condemn such acts as I see it as unreasonable, how would someone open an acct with name "antigod" and you expect religious people not to be more steadfast because obviously it make's them think the much anticipated "endtime" is already here.

If you wish to have an intelligent conversation with religious people don't relegate or insult what they believe in. If you seek to only insult them then don't claim to be a freethinker because a freethinker deals with reason and it is not reasonable to do such.

Said my mind.. Agnostic free thinker here too

So I've been watching a lot of historical films for a while now.. And I just came across this movie DaVinci's code.
Saw the plot and I downloaded it. I must say I enjoyed the movie cos I always love to hear theories no matter how funny or unreal they maybe.
If you haven't seen the movie.. The major theory was Jesus had sex and impregnated Mary magdalene.. Personally before I learnt about the movie I imagined something like that happening..
I'm agnostic and of course I don't believe the theory to be true but twas an interesting movie..

Leonardo DaVinci obviously launched the theory with his paintings, I like Leo, brilliant man but I think it's just another fiction or myth, maybe it's true either ways I love theories and stories..

So those who have seen it what do you think of the movie or the theory ?

mayberry1:
There's no such word as "Brokin", and Broken has nothing to do with Nigerian pidgin English, it's a terminology on it own. Why can't you research before quoting me. Why are most Nigerians fond of baseless arguments devoid of facts. Knowledge is power.

Hi.. lady.. you taking this too serious.. I know "brokin english" is not really a thing. and i know broken english is the correct thing..
What i am saying is the article is directed at Nigerians, if you are a Nigerian at all or live in Nigeria you will know it is pronounced "BROKIN" in Nigeria.
Please calm down and enjoy the article

mayberry1:
If you read my post well you will see were I stated that in Pidgin English the speaker doesn't try hard to speak correct English, why not argue with facts after you've done a lil bit of research than trying to confuse others.
NB: it's Broken and not Brokin

Hello.. the thread is about Nigerian pidgin English so its BROKIN not BROKEN... stop tushing everytin up

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Nigerian Pidgin is an English-based pidgin and creole language spoken as a lingua franca across Nigeria. The language is commonly referred to as "Pidgin" or Broken (pronounced "Brokin". It is distinguished from other creole languages since most speakers are not true native speakers although many children learn it at an early age. It can be spoken as a pidgin, a creole, or a decreolised acrolect by different speakers, who may switch between these forms depending on the social setting.
Variations of Pidgin are also spoken across West and Central Africa, in countries such as Equatorial Guinea, Ghana and Cameroon. Pidgin English, despite its common use throughout the country, has no official status.



HISTORY
The origins of Nigerian Pidgin English lie historically in trade contact between the British and local people in the seventeenth century. It is part of a continuum of English Pidgins and Creoles spoken other West-African countries such as Cameroon, Sierra Leone and Ghana. In recent years, Nigerian Pidgin English development has been particularly evident in the big cities and ports in the south of Nigeria, where it is used among people belonging to different ethnic groups; the use of Nigerian Pidgin English is strictly linked to the urbanization process.

Nigerian Pidgin, along with the various pidgin and creole languages of West Africa share similarities to the various English-based Creoles found in the Caribbean. It is especially obvious in Jamaican Creole (also known as Jamaican Patois or simply Patois) and the other creole languages of the West Indies. Linguists posit that this is because most slaves taken to the New World were of West African descent. The pronunciation and accents often differ a great deal, mainly due to the extremely heterogeneous mix of African languages present in the West Indies, but if written on paper or spoken slowly, the creole languages of Caribbean are for the most part mutually intelligible with the creole languages of the West Africa. The presence of repetitious phrases in Caribbean Creole such as "su-su" (gossip) and "pyaa-pyaa" (sickly) mirror the presence of such phrases in West African languages such as "bam-bam", which means "complete" in the Yoruba language. Repetitious phrases are also present in Nigerian Pidgin, such as, "koro-koro", meaning "clear vision", "yama-yama", meaning "disgusting", and "doti-doti", meaning "garbage". Furthermore, the use of the words of West African origin in Jamaican Patois "Unu" and Bajan dialect "wunna" or "una" - West African Pidgin (meaning "you people", a word that comes from the Igbo word "unu" or "wunna" also meaning "you people" display some of the interesting similarities between the English pidgins and creoles of West Africa and the English pidgins and creoles of the West Indies, as does the presence of words and phrases that are identical in the languages on both sides of the Atlantic, such as "Me a go tell dem" (I'm going to tell them) and "make we" (let us). Use of the word "deh" or "dey" is found in both Caribbean Creole and Nigerian Pidgin English, and is used in place of the English word "is" or "are". The phrase "We dey foh London" would be understood by both a speaker of Creole and a speaker of Nigerian Pidgin to mean "We are in London" (although the Jamaican is more likely to say "Wi de a London". Other similarities, such as "pikin" (Nigerian Pidgin for "child" and "pikney" (used in islands like St.Vincent, Antigua and St. Kitts, akin to the standard-English pejorative/epithet pickaninny) and "chook" (Nigerian Pidgin for "poke" or "stab" which corresponds with the Bajan Creole word "juk", and also corresponds to "chook" used in other West Indian islands.

Connection to Portuguese language
Being derived partly from the present day Edo/Delta area of Nigeria, there are still some leftover words from the Portuguese language in pidgin English (Portuguese ships traded slaves from the Bight of Benin). For example, "you sabi do am?" means "do you know how to do it?". "Sabi" means "to know" or "to know how to", just as "to know" is "saber" in Portuguese. (According to the monogenetic theory of pidgins, sabir was a basic word in Mediterranean Lingua Franca, brought to West Africa through Portuguese pidgin. An English cognate is savvy.) Also, "pikin" or "pickaninny" comes from the Portuguese words "pequeno" and "pequenino", which mean "small".

Similar to the Caribbean Creole situation, Nigerian Pidgin is mostly used in informal conversations. However, Nigerian Pidgin has no status as an official language. Nigerian Standard English is used in politics, the Internet and some television programs.

The most important difference to other types of English is the limited repertoire of consonants, vowels (6) and diphthongs (3) used. This produces a lot of homophones, like thin, thing and tin which are all three pronounced like /tin/. This circumstance gives a high importance to the context, the tone, the body language and any other ways of communication for the distinction of the homophones.

In the past the use of Nigerian Pidgin English was linked to non-educated people and perceived by the educated ones with negative attitude. Nowadays the use of Nigerian Pidgin English is more widespread even among educated people and perceived as more Nigerian than English. Indeed, using Nigerian Pidgin English is increasingly popular among young people, many writers, politicians and musicians.
The fact that it is not attached to any ethnic group makes it a very good candidate as an official lingua franca in the Federation. The use of Nigerian Pidgin English can also function, in some contexts, as an act of identity when speakers need to stress their 'Nigerianness', as opposed to their ethnic group identity. In other words, Nigerian Pidgin English can express a belonging to Nigeria, which English, the language of the ex-colonial power, cannot. This is very similar to other multiethnic postcolonial situations. Compare the linguistic situation of Mauritius Islands where English and French are the official languages, but they coexist with other very powerful community languages (Chinese, Hindi, Urdu, etc.) and Mauritian French Creole. The latter, although lacking official status, is the only language which can express a neutral Mauritian identity.
No official status has been granted to Nigerian Pidgin English in Nigeria, although some Nigerians have suggested that it would be a good candidate for national language status, since it retains the above-mentioned characteristics of solidarity and neutrality. However, Nigerian Pidgin English is not yet sufficiently well-developed to fulfill all the duties of a national language. There is no standard orthography, little or no written use, and above all no active movement favouring its development and propagation. One of the obstacles to standardization is the perception of Nigerian Pidgin English as a variety of English, rather than a separate language; Nigerians often refer to Nigerian Pidgin English as 'brokin English'.

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Ishilove:
Art can be expressed with unnecessary intimacy.

I don't watch movies with nudity, and when I come across scenes with nudity I skip them.

Umm... Good for you

Ishilove:
I wonder why people kiss in movies in the first place. You can pass across the message of intimacy without necessarily being intimate.

For instance, the old romantic bollywood and far eastern Asian movies I grew up watching didn't have kissing scenes yet you were convinced the couples were in love for the simple reason that they interpreted the roles perfectly, and that more than sufficed.

That's what you enjoy..
I enjoy, an art explained and performed to detail.
I guess you don't watch movies with nudity?

BeeBeeOoh:
I'm using Google Chrome to reply your mention now, I even minimized it and attach the screenshot, do you still need screenshot from Mozilla Firefox

not nairaland open takemetonaija.com or ogbongeblog.com

The problem is not an all site issue it is some sites mostly blogger sites
Try to open those sites on other networks with Chrome you will see they will load

sekem:
Nice observation

At first, I thought it was only me

It seems to me that most of the blogger blogs that still retain the ..com domain names are opening but most of the blogger blogs that have custom domains are not opening

Glo sef

Exactly

BeeBeeOoh:
I just opened the site you just mentioned without any problem, *screenshot attached* check the time on the pics if you doubt

Hello use Google Chrome or Mozilla

ENDTIMEgist:
your blog is opening here and I use GLO also

Try to use Chrome or Firefox to open it

DroidNine:
Yeah am also facing this issue on my blogger blog

Its not just blogger only, glo network has failed to open many sites this last two weeks..

UPDATE:
The majorly affected browsers are CHROME AND MOZILLA both on phone and pc

Ladunliadinews.com, takemetonaija.com or
misspetitenaijablog.com
and more
Open those sites using those two browsers tru glo and they will not load and l

The problem is not an all site issue it is some sites mostly blogger sites
Try to open those sites on other networks with Chrome you will see they will load

OKorowanta:
Eyah
You are spot on my brother..we don't appreciate our own.
Dis is One of the most honest post ever on nairaland from a guy from the indomie generation.

lol.. is this sarcasm or wat

shadrach77:
You are slightly silly. Did the voice in the song sound like that of a woman ?

You don't have to be rude.. And the voice actually kinda sound like a woman's. Too many women voice in it.

Meet Prince Nico Mbarga Of "Sweet Mother" Biography; The Man Whose Biggest Hit Sold More Copies Than Any of the Beatles

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Prince Nico Mbarga poured joy into his music, including the most popular song in African history. But his own story has never been told — until now.
Twenty years ago the man who recorded one of the most successful songs of all time was thrown off a motorbike by a car in Calabar, Nigeria. He hit his head on the road and was rushed to the hospital, where he lay for two weeks, in and out of consciousness, but deteriorating all the time. On June 24, 1997, Prince Nico Mbarga was pronounced dead.
“Sweet Mother,” his 1976 one-hit wonder, had sold at least thirteen million copies across the African continent – more than The Beatles’ bestseller “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” But no global media outlet thought to cover the life and death of the artist behind Africa’s most popular song.
Today, the only internet accounts of his life reach around four paragraphs and bookend Mbarga’s career with two big political events of the time: the Biafran War in 1967 that saw him, at 17, flee across the border to Cameroon, where he mastered the guitar; and the expulsion of undocumented migrants from Nigeria in 1983, with his band’s Cameroonian members among the two million West Africans forced to leave the country.
Politics, however, rarely frames lives quite so neatly.
narrative.ly traveled to Mbarga’s hometown to talk to his childhood friend, his wife and his mistress; tracking down his former band members from Cameroon to France to the US; prodding the memory of his octogenarian producer; and reading rare transcripts of his interviews.

Nico Mbarga’s best friend Ojong, left, and Mbarga’s widow, Esame, right.
Twenty years after his death, this is the obituary that never was.
The first place Mbarga knew, the town of Ikom was the last stop on my journey. In a modest bungalow there I met Esame, his widow, and Ojong, his best friend, on a warm evening on the cusp of the wet season. On plastic chairs in the shadow of his mausoleum, they told me about Nico Mbarga and the place he called home.
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The son of a Cameroonian father and a Nigerian mother, Nico Mbarga was born in nearby Abakaliki on April 8, 1950, but grew up in Ikom. In the 1950s it was little more than a series of administrative buildings, houses and farms clumped around Cross River, surrounded by tropical rainforest, right on Nigeria’s eastern border with Cameroon.

Today Ikom is still fairly remote – the tarmac roads coming in and out quickly crumble into dirt – but back then it was positively isolated. The only way goods such as bicycles and sewing machines made their way to the village was by lighters on the river from Calabar, more than 100 miles to the south. But even in rural Ikom, all the flux of being in a British colony in Africa in the mid-twentieth century – and the trappings of modernity it entailed – had its effect.
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In Ikom, Mbarga is newly remembered by a statue erected early this year. It’s a golden Mbarga in his platform shoes, standing his guitar on a plinth, looking out over the traffic of “Mbarga Junction.” Nearby, shaded by Ikom’s many red-blossomed African tulip trees, is Sweet Mother Road. And if it is sad in a sense – Lucy cried the day the statue was put up, as if it were final confirmation of his death – it does at least constitute a well-earned recognition for Mbarga at last.

Which leaves just one final question: Why have Mbarga and “Sweet Mother” been so ignored elsewhere? While the continent’s cultural contributions are generally marginalized, some African music does make it outside, from Fela Kuti’s afrobeats, to Ali Farka Toure’s Malian blues, to Ethiopia’s otherworldly-sounding jazz. The music that makes it to western ears is usually tough and cool, if not explicitly political, reflective of what many perceive must be a dark political mood.

Yet none of this music, brilliant and rich as it is, has proved as popular with Africans themselves as Prince Nico Mbarga and Rocafil Jazz’s ten-minute ode to mothers. It is played at weddings, as newlywed brides about to leave their homes for the first time dance with their mums to say thank you, at birthday parties celebrating the long lives of family grandmothers, and at Mother’s Day church services, the only secular song amongst the hymns, with worshippers swinging in the aisles adding their own “hallelujah!” to Mbarga’s lyrics. The “Sweet Mother” ideal, the all-consuming mother, not eating until her children are fed, not sleeping until they sleep, crying when they are sick, might be a little conservative, but it has deep cultural roots.

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I am sure i am not the only one that have noticed glo internet has not been opening sevral web pages since earlier this year, before, the problem was that glo fails to load some pages on some sites, but now it has gotten worse, glo internet have stopped loading a lot of websites from the last five days, glo is not opening any blog under google's "blogger platform", popular blog sites and websites i use have stopped loading while using glo internet but when you use other networks or other internet providers those sites load as fast as possible. I am not the only one having this problem it is all glo users and glo has done nothing to stop it for almost 6days now..

Affected browsers are majorly: Google Chrome, Mozilla firefox, uc browser and every major web browser.. except operamini.. glo check this out and fix!!

I'm a blogger and i use google's , my visitors have decreased since the last 6days.. if you are a webmaters or blogger checkout what i am saying.. i think its time we all call them out on social media and force them to fix this..

With their large user base of internet users in nigeria right now they shouldn't be messing up like this.. this is too much a big error.



oga Lalasticlala lets get this to them!!

@ billyonaire
Sounds funny and more like a fiction. Also looks like someone trying hard creating make belief to feel like they understand everything and how the world works..
Who knows .. Maybe you are right though

Nice read though.. . Even though I don't believe, I must say I like Anything interesting concerning "the cosmos"

Billyonaire:
Actually Seun, it works. I was personally a skeptic and an atheist. But right now, I do not know what I am, but I am absolutely not an atheist anymore.

I personally project at will, and I can teach you. You do not have to call on any God or Gods or anything. Though it is not a walk in the park, but I can assure you with my life, that you will be marveled. If you are ready, I will teach you on how to Astrally travel to your very known environments while lying numbed on your chair or bed, traveling your known environment and even remotely viewing others on known environment is your validation as a scientist. Then you can jump-start to anywhere. Atleast, working with your known environment is the validation you need.

Like I said, I remain a skeptic on fields I have not explored until I experience it.

@ Seun I dont believe in the theory but I just studied this Astral projection thingy and I could relate to it.. Like the way I've learned to control my dreams, create new dreams, hear voices inside my head and see flashes like visions by just chilling/resting my body in a noiseless and non distracting environment , and many other stuffs.. Sometimes makes me think maybe there's more to life... Or maybe it's just cos I use my mind too much

Davido's 30billion world tour was a hug success

We at T.I.N Magazine are back with our rankings this year this time it is about the most influential artistes of 2017.
The list was ranked according to the level of influence each artist has in the music industry, outside the country and Nigeria as a whole. This list wasn't judged based on the fame,money or hit songs a singer has but their influence in someway or the other.
And the ranking is based on their activities within the last 12months.
The no.1 person on the list is to be considered to be the most Influential music personality in Nigeria as of 2017.

TEN MOST INFLUENTIAL ARTISTES IN NIGERIA 2017

10. TIWA SAVAGE
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tiwa
She was not on this list last year, but it looks like the queen is back.
After dropping her album months ago she really went to push the music outside Nigeria. She later got signed on to Jay Z's Roc Nation management which is meant to distribute her music to a larger territory.
She is the face of many huge brands in Nigeria and we've also leanrt the songstress is into many charity projects which includes; Fondation Jacqueline Amivi AKA The House Group Orphanage

9. PHYNO
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Phyno
Ranked no.7 last year, the rapper and singer has managed to still be an influence in the industry.
Phyno represents the Igbo phase of the Nigeria music industry with release of several hit songs in his native dialect "Igbo language". His annual concert "PHYNOFEST" which took place in Enugu was quite a successful one. He is one of the pioneers of artistry clothing lines in the music industry.

8. YEMI ALADE

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Yemi
We ranked her 9th last year, she has done quite a lot in the last 12 months, she also had quite a sold out world tour this year. Yemi Alade is definitely among the most popular artistes in Africa. She remixes her songs in several African languages. The singer Has dropped another album again this year targeting the international audience according to her management. She is also a great philanthropist.

7. RUNTOWN

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Yeah we have Runtown on the list! Accept it or not the singer have had quite the influence this year on the industry. Coming in with "Mad Over You" we can differently tell you he changed the sound in away pioneering the pon pon sound. His song has gone really wild internationally exposing our music out to the world more. He also gave out a million naira to fans at his concert earlier this year.


6. DON JAZZY

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Don Jazzy
We ranked him 4th last year the legendary music personality ace producer is still doing much in the industry he's signed on different artistes and pushed the industry forward in the international market too. His achievements would be too much to mention here. Well, within the past 12months the singer and producer have made a lot of impact in people's lives too, we've learnt the producer has done quite some charitable works in recent months.

5. MR EAZI
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Well, of course he is among them. Mr Eazi is of course a huge success at the moment. Since entering the Nigerian market last year now he's gone global promoting the Nigerian and African sound. Mr Eazi came into the scene with his own sound which is now one of the big influences in the industry right now. He's been recognized by many international music brands and his music has traveled really far. Earlier this year he also did a giveaway helping other artistes financially.

4. TEKNO
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Tekno
The youngster who has done nothing but rock our industry the last 24 months has gotten himself on the list of the most influential music stars in Nigeria. Tekno in a way is one of the people who evolved our current Nigerian sound, the whole mid tempo,"pon pon" sound which has been trending for a while now. He also produced Davido's "If", the singer has done nothing but export our music overseas these past months. And not long ago he spent 5million naira doing giveaways and helping his fans and needy people. He deserves to be here.


3. OLAMIDE
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baddo
He was the no.1 on this last year, but he his a bit down on the list this year,even though the very popular rapper and singer has done quite a lot within the last 12 months. He dropped a 6th studio album and it was reportedly a sold-out.
The singer dropped a single "WO" not long ago and it became a hit in a matter of days showing he is still king on the local scene, the singer also gave out 3million naira in the name of the song to 3 dancers.
Olamide has shown he'll still be here for a while.

2. WIZKID
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Wiz
Ranked 3rd last year on this same list, the Starboy has moved up since the last time. It is safe to say Wizkid has been not but the 50shades of influence for the past 12 months.
After gaining more international exposure last year he finally moved it up this year by finally dropping his long awaited project "SFTOS" featuring several foreign acts. Its obvious he's exported our sound to the other side.The artistes on his starboy ent label are doing fine.
He's also revealed he's been involved in several charity projects for sometime now.


1. DAVIDO
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obo
Well, meet the new king of influential, yeah of course it is Davido, he was no.2 on the list last year but he moved up his game really hard this year. The singer has had a lot of influence within the last 12months , signing many more artists to his DMW label and helping a lot of needy people too. To top it all his music this year blew much harder on the international scene exposing Nigerian music much wider to the world, his tour has also been really lit. Davido's If single has also had quite the touch on Nigerians. And he might just have established a new genre in he music scene called "pon pon".

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MaryBenn:
Nonsense, data that doesn't last up to 30 days what's the need for extension?? U people should increase the data caps instead, #2500 should get me at least 20GB data

5k gets me 24gb on glo.. But i still exhaust it before expiration

folakemigeh:
She's right, Men will surely cheat on you no matter how you look.. My EX BF was a chronic and serial cheat like he chases anything is skirt, though codedly in a way that if you aren't close to him you won't know..

He went too far by sleeping with my friend and that was when i called it quit

Yepa!! You are too hot and pretty...